Relief amount has been sent to the VDCs concerned for the victims to purchase chemical fertilizers and seeds and for the exemption of land revenue, said Agriculture Development Bank, Bara.
Of the total Rs 128.35 million provided by the government for maize-victim farmers, relief materials worth Rs. 50 million were distributed to the victims and remaining amount went back to the government, said Bank In-charge Yugal Kishor Tiwari.
The Agriculture Department has assured that the returned amount will be incorporated in coming fiscal year budget, he informed.
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